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  If your guess is over a million you hit the jackpot.  That’s right, industry estimates are that in excess of 1 million drones will find themselves under Christmas trees with batteries and ready to fly.  So, how many of those drones will have been registered under the FAA’s mandate?  A very small fraction at […]

  In the span of five days, a SkyLife air ambulance medical helicopter carrying a patient to a hospital crashed in the California San Joaquin Valley (12/10/15), and an Air Methods medical helicopter crashed near Apache Junction, Arizona, which is just outside Phoenix (12/15/15). Both crashes happened at night, and early reports suggest that both […]

  Last night, a SkyLife air ambulance medical helicopter carrying a patient to a hospital crashed in the California San Joaquin Valley. The crew encountered heavy rain and fog. Having flown medical evacuation in combat and bad weather, I can attest to the pressure, chaos, and uncertainty involved in getting to the point of injury […]

I still remember my first helicopter flight at Naval Air Station Whiting Field. It was 2001 on a hot and humid summer day in the Florida panhandle. I had just aced the first brief with my flight instructor. At this point, as a Marine Corps student naval aviator, I already had a little over one […]

Many California employers require their employees or new-hires to sign agreements indicating that if any dispute arises between the employee and employer with regard to the employment, it must be submitted to binding arbitration. Typically, these arbitration agreements require the aggrieved employee to file an arbitration petition with the American Arbitration Association. Employers prefer arbitration […]